Hello and welcome to my latest newsletter! Hope you all had a lovely summer—the weather was certainly kind to us in the South East of England! I spent much of the summer editing and preparing The Spyglass File but I did manage to have a few days away down in Cornwall. One of my favourite places to go is Cadgwith—a delightful fishing village that hosts a fish BBQ every Wednesday in summer. The evening walk along the cliff path runs past ‘Sea View’—the home of Aunty Margaret! I don’t think she was home, however, on the day of my visit! The Spyglass File Well, obviously, the first thing to say is that the latest book in the Forensic Genealogist series is now available but I’m guessing that most of you are already aware of that! It is available in paperback and in Kindle format, across all Amazon platforms. The reviews so far have been wonderful, with a general consensus that this is the best in the series so far—thank you so much for those of you that have taken time to review the book—it is much appreciated. There is more information about purchase options on my website: www.nathandylangoodwin.com |
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The next book! I’m currently busy promoting The Spyglass File, but very soon I shall be starting the research and writing of the next book. As I mentioned in a previous newsletter, it will be a novella in a similar vein to The Orange Lilies. I will leave you to ponder where the book might be set and what might be happening in it, but let’s just say that I have booked a flight in order to research it! |
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Writer’s Cabin It’s almost finished! I have been working in the cabin now for a couple of weeks and I love it; it’s great to be able to sit outside and look at my garden rather than the wall that I had previously stared at for inspiration. There are just one or two further finishing touches needed. NB: the paddling pool and trampoline are outside! |
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Pinterest I have now added a new board to Pinterest for The Spyglass File. It has pictures and research material from the book on there—but make sure that you’ve finished reading the book first or you might discover some plot spoilers! https://uk.pinterest.com/dylan0470/ |
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Blog I had intended to be a little more proactive with the blogging but have only managed two so far! Well, three now. I have uploaded a new blog, which is mainly about the real story behind The Spyglass File. Again, though, you might want to finish reading the book before taking a read of the blog! http://theforensicgenealogist.blogspot.co.uk |
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Family History I’ve been trying to work on my Goodwin ‘brick wall’ but I could really use Morton’s help! I know that my 4xgreat grandfather, Thomas Goodwin was a 60-year-old ‘Ag-Lab’ resident in Lambeth in 1841. He stated that he was not born in the county (of Surrey). He died in 1846, just short of the next census, which would have revealed his exact place of birth. He and his wife, Mary had eleven children, the first born in 1801, pointing to a marriage around 1800. Unfortunately, there are several Thomas and Mary Goodwins living in and around the area (which is full of very large parishes) and I’m struggling to confirm which belong to me! I’m trying to do what I’ve done before when I’ve hit brick walls such as this, by working around the problem and trying to find out as much as I can about Thomas and Mary’s children and even grandchildren, in the hope that one of Thomas or Mary’s siblings (or their descendants) might crop up…I will keep you posted! I have also just had the Ancestry DNA results back from my mum—interesting as there are low markers of Asian and Polynesian DNA—aspects that I seem not to have inherited! In the absence of my father’s being able to take the test, his sister has agreed to do it, which will help me to work out exactly how my ethnicity is constructed, and will also provide further clues as to how I am linked to the numerous relative matches that show up in my profile.
You may recall from the last newsletter that there was some confusion over my maternal great-great-grandmother, Louisa Roakes. I am now certain that my findings are correct. She was born 21st July 1871 on St Helena to Elizabeth Everton and Edward Roakes, a watch-maker. Now the journey begins into Edward and Elizabeth’s ancestry… I noticed that in May of this year a large runway was opened on the island, with regular flights taking place from Cape Town, so who knows, maybe one day I will get a chance to visit and dig up their past!
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Book give-away! Amazon have now grouped all my books into a series block on the UK and US Amazon platforms. I would very much appreciate reviews for the series as a whole. Before the next newsletter I will pick two reviewers at random from each platform who will win a signed copy of one of my books (of your choice). I’m not sure why, but Amazon have yet to group the series on Amazon.ca or Amazon.com.au – sorry! Here are the links: Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com |
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My new assistant Introducing my new assistant…Doodles! |
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He’s a Golden Springador (three quarters Labrador, one quarter Springer Spaniel). He’s very cute and likes to drape himself over the wheels of my chair when I’m working in the cabin! I’ve yet to introduce him to Morton and the Forensic Genealogist series, but I’m sure he will be a big fan! |
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That’s all the news and updates for this newsletter. Best wishes, Nathan Links to previous newsletters: 1. goo.gl/k84tg0 2. goo.gl/CGepzp |
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